Building a call log plugin

This is a basic plugin that is a good starting point for you.

We're going to build a call log that will add a menu option to the side menu and, when clicked, will show us recent calls.

Getting ready

The complete source code for this recipe can be found in Chapter10/Recipe1 in the source code for this book.

How to do it…

We're going to build a basic call logging system. This will give us a call log on the menu of our OpenVBX install, which we can then use to view account usage. The following are the steps you will need to perform:

1. Create a folder in your plugins folder, and name it calllog.

2. Create a file named plugin.json and write in the following code:

   { 
     "name" : "Call Log",
     "description" : "This displays a list of all the calls and sms that have been made or received.",
     "links" : [{
       "menu" : "Call Log",
       "url" : "call_log",
       "script" : "call_log.php",
       "label" : "Call Log"
     }]
   }

3. Create a file named call_log.php and write in the following code:

   &lt...